Siren: To America

[Hickett]

"Well I don't want to kill just a probably troubled kid." Ana said. But she quickly striked before Stephanie could first. She hit her stomach lightly, thinking in real life it would make the kid hunch over. She then put Stephanie in a choke hold. It proved more difficult since Stephanie was so much taller than her. She gave up and put her hands on her hips. "You get the point. It would be easier in real life..." She said as her excuse.

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Stephanie
She chuckled a little. "Probably." She agreed, smiling.

[Hickett]

Ana smiled, still feeling proud and confident. "Now what? Can you tell me some stories of, perhaps, like how you learned all this?" She wondered.

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Stephanie
Her eyes darkened driefly, then turned back to normal. "You don't want to know, trust me." She said darkly.

[Hickett]

"No, I do want to know. You can trust me, come on." Ana begged. "I'll tell you my one story if you tell me yours." She bargained.

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Stephanie
She shook her head. "No, it would only frighten you. It even scares me." She said.

[Hickett]

"I've been through something horrible too. Stephanie, please?" She said, looking at her with innocent eyes.

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Stephanie
She glared darkly at Ana. "Tell me your story." She said finally.

[Hickett]

Ana sighed and bit her lip. "Fine, I'll go first." She teased. She looked at the ground as she started to speak. "I was four years old; it's funny I remember it, but I guess it's always the scarring moments we remember right?" She paused and sighed again. "My daddy was my best friend. Again, I don't remember a lot of that, but..." She just trailed off and started another part of the story. "We were homeless even then....and daddy got into some trouble with gambling, I guessed. One night, when we were walking down by the docks, I heard a bunch if gun shots and screams. He looked scared, like he knew what was coming. Of course, I had no idea what was going on. But my dad suddenly threw me down in the water....I didn't totally see the rest, I could barely keep my head above the water. But when I came back up...daddy was next to me...bloody, with lots of holes in his chest. All I saw was the blood, I knew that was a bad sign. I started screaming, and I didn't see the guys still on the dock. There was one more shot: they fired it at his head. And that's all I remember. The next thing I knew, I was in a tub in some room. And some lady was washing red stuff out of my hair..." Ana looked confused, she knew it. She still had problems deciphering reality and dream with that memory.

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Stephanie
"Is that it?" She asked her quietly.